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Tis the season for a holiday giveaway! You know we love paintings by Clare Elsaesser. Six winners will get their pick of a 13 x 19 print from Clare’s shop: Tastes Orangey. Just leave a comment with your favorite holiday movie quote and we’ll pick six winners on Tuesday!

Bill Murray as Frank Cross in my fave, “Scrooged” –It’s Christmas Eve! It’s… it’s the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we… we… we smile a little easier, we… w-w-we… we… we cheer a little more. For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be!
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Megan McCallister: You’re not at all worried that something might happen to Kevin?

Buzz McCalister: No, for three reasons: A, I’m not that lucky. Two, we use smoke detectors and D, we live on the most boring street in the whole United States of America, where nothing even remotely dangerous will ever happen. Period.

“It came without ribbons, it came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags. THen the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, he thought, means a little bit more.”

Clark: Hey, Kids, I heard on the news that an airline pilot spotted Santa’s sleigh on its way in from New York City.
Eddie: [pause] You serious, Clark?

The one, the only, CHRISTMAS VACATION. It’s hard for me to pick just one! A close second is when Aunt Bethany is asked to say Grace (She died 30 years ago!). My family snuggles up and watches it every Christmas eve.

From Love Actually, when the guy holds up posters that say “But for now, let me say – Without hope or agenda – Just because it’s Christmas – And at Christmas you tell the truth – To me, you are perfect – And my wasted heart will love you – Until you look like this. [picture of a mummy]. Merry Christmas.” I melt every time!

“It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags.” And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. “What if Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store.? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” – The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

White Christmas is absolutely my favorite. Everything about it….the clothes, the dancing, singing, the lodge in Vermont…..perfectly classic. So hard to pick one quote. I’ll think go with Phil’s line to Judy after he kisses her, “You know, in some ways, you are far superior to my cocker spaniel”. 🙂

Most definitely Home Alone!! Nothing better! Just watched it last night 😉 So many classic lines. “You’re what the French call, ‘Les Incompetents’,” never, ever gets old. I used to say that to my little brother all the time and I had no idea what it meant, but it sounded awesome.

“Hallelujah! Holy s***! Where’s the Tylenol?” -Clark Griswold ranting about his boss not giving him a bonus. We’ve been on that end of things in the past and I can totally relate!! It’s so realistic, which is what makes it so funny.

I love that word “relationship.” Covers all manner of sins, doesn’t it? I fear that this has become a bad relationship; a relationship based on the President taking exactly what he wants and casually ignoring all those things that really matter to, erm… Britain. We may be a small country, but we’re a great one, too. The country of Shakespeare, Churchill, the Beatles, Sean Connery, Harry Potter. David Beckham’s right foot. David Beckham’s left foot, come to that. And a friend who bullies us is no longer a friend. And since bullies only respond to strength, from now onward I will be prepared to be much stronger. And the President should be prepared for that.
~Love Actually

Clark: Since this is Aunt Bethany’s 80th Christmas, I think she should lead us in the saying of Grace.
Aunt Bethany: What, dear?
Nora Griswold: Grace!
Aunt Bethany: Grace? She passed away thirty years ago.
Uncle Lewis: They want you to say Grace.
Uncle Lewis: The BLESSING!
Aunt Bethany: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands/ One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Clark: Amen.

Fred Gailey: Your Honor, every one of these letters is addressed to Santa Claus. The Post Office has delivered them. Therefore the Post Office Department, a branch of the Federal Government, recognizes this man Kris Kringle to be the one and only Santa Claus.
Judge Henry X. Harper: Uh, since the United States Government declares this man to be Santa Claus, this court will not dispute it. Case dismissed.

He puzzled and puzzed till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. Maybe Christmas, he thought… doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps… means a little bit more! -How the Grinch Stole Christmas

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE! for as long as i can remember me and my dad watched this movie every christmas eve! i have now started making my husband watch it with me christmas eve (& every other time its on tv) :):):):)

“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don’t see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it’s not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it’s always there – fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge – they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaking suspicion… love actually is all around.”

My favorite quote of the moment is from Calliou’s Holiday Movie – which my 2 year old son adores! When Caillou is practicing his part in the Christmas play he says really fast, “And there is no snow”…for some reason my son cracks up laughing every time he hears that line and it is pure bliss to my ears!

There are so many good ones from Christmas Vacation and I’m sure this one’s already been done: “Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead?” Great giveaway and Congratulations on baby #2!!!

reminds me of my mother, who as a child always wanted a red ryder bb gun. low & behold her little brother got it for christmas one year & she got a doll! two years ago I gave her a red ryder of her very own for Christmas 🙂

“let me say – Without hope or agenda – Just because it’s Christmas – And at Christmas you tell the truth – To me, you are perfect – And my wasted heart will love you – Until you look like this – (shows a picture of a mummy)- Merry Christmas.”

You’ll shoot your eye out kid and fa ra ra ra ra ra – a Christmas Story, my husband (and sons) laugh so hard, I laugh at them!
I absolutely love A Charlie Brown Christmas. The scene where Charlie Brown asks if anyone knows what Christmas is all about and Linus answers him with the verses from Luke is just beautiful.
A very Merry Christmas to you all!

From Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer…from the head elf: “You’ll never fit in! Now you come to elf practice, learn how to wiggle your ears, chuckle warmly, go “Hee-Hee” and “Ho-Ho”, and important stuff like that. A dentist! Good grief!”

My favorite (because Christmas is about so much more than presents!):
“It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags.” And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. “What if Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” – The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

He puzzled and puzzed till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. Maybe Christmas, he thought… doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps… means a little bit more!

“This is extremely important. Will you please tell Santa that instead of presents this year, I just want my family back. No toys, nothing but Peter, Kate, Buzz, Megan, Linnie, and Jeff. And my aunt and my cousins. And in a few years time, my Uncle Frank. Okay?” – Home Alone
Thank you for the opportunity to own such a beautiful piece of art!

Christmas Vacation has so many, but this is one of my favorites:
Ellen: Clark, I think it’d be best if everyone went home… before things get worse.
Clark: WORSE? How could things get any worse? Take a look around here, Ellen. We’re at the threshold of hell.

Not a Christmas movie, per se, but our family has watched Little Women on Christmas Eve for years! And every year my whole fam tells me to shhh because I just can’t help quoting the entire movie…and every year we all look at my dad to see if he’s tearing up over Beth’s death scene. sniff.

“Oh Amy, don’t be such a beetle! I could never love anyone as I love my sisters!” – Jo March

Jamie: “Beautiful Aurelia, I’ve come here with a view of asking you to marriage me. I know I seems an insane person – because I hardly knows you – but sometimes things are so transparency, they don’t need evidential proof. And I will inhabit here, or you can inhabit with me in England. “

Charlie Browns sister Sally as the angel in the Christmas pageant (She was supposed to say hark, but rehearsed her one word line while watching Charlie Brown clean his hockey stick) in a Peanuts Christmas.

Someone else mentioned Little Women…this is from the book and the movie (I think) “Merry Christmas little daughters! I’m glad you began at once and hope you will keep on. But I want to say one word before we sit down. Not far away from here lies a poor woman with a little newborn baby. Six children are huddled into one bed to keep from freezing, for they have no fire. There is nothing to eat over there; and the oldest boy came to tell me they were suffering hunger and cold. My girls. will you give them your breakfast as a Christmas present?”
In the movie they all sit and think about how hungry they themselves are…having waited for their mother to get home from her errand…no one says anything,
then Jo says “I’m so glad you came before we began!”
I love that scene…I hope to be so generous and kind…but sometimes wonder if I really am.
Love all the movie quotes…made me smile…all great movies.

Lou Lou Who: I’m glad he took our presents. You can’t hurt Christmas, Mr. Mayor, beacuse it isn’t about the… the gifts or the contest or the fancy lights. That’s what Cindy’s been trying to tell everyone… and me. I don’t need anything more for Christmas than this right here: my family.

I love this quote from Lou Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Spending time with my family is my favorite Christmas gift and I get it every year!

Linus Van Pelt: “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.'”
That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.

“sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters…Lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister, and Lord help the sister who comes between me and my man…” (really the whole song, acted out with my sister!)

“Where do you think you’re going? Nobody’s leaving. Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We’re all in this together! This is a full-blown, four-alarm, holiday emergency here. We’re gonna press on, and we’re gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny ******* Kaye. And when Santa squeezes his fat white a** down that chimney tonight, he’s gonna find the jolliest bunch of a******* this side of the nuthouse! ha!”
–Clark Griswold, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Danny Kaye in White Christmas:
“I want you to get married. I want you to have nine children. And if you only spend five minutes a day with each kid, that’s forty-five minutes, and I’d at least have time to go out and get a massage or something.”

We watch White Christmas as a family every year and my dad and I always take pleasure in perfectly repeating this line to each other: My dear partner, when what’s left of you gets around to what’s left to be gotten, what’s left to be gotten won’t be worth getting, whatever it is you’ve got left.

From Christmas Vacation: “Hey! If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I’d like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight. I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here, with a big ribbon on his head, and I want to look him straight in the eye and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit he is! Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where’s the Tylenol?” – Clark Griswold

“Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about….
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.’
That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”

White Christmas –
Phil Davis: My dear partner, when what’s left of you gets around to what’s left to be gotten, what’s left to be gotten won’t be worth getting, whatever it is you’ve got left.
Bob Wallace: When I figure out what that means I’ll come up with a crushing reply.

Clark: “We’re kicking off our fun old fashion family Christmas by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape and select that most important of Christmas symbols.”
Audrey: “We’re not coming all the way out here just to get one of those stupid ties with Santa Clauses on it are we?”
Clark: “No, I have one of those at home.”

“The nerve of those Who’s. Inviting me down there-on such short notice! Even if I wanted to go my schedule would not allow it. 4:00 wallow in self pity; 4:30 stare into the abyss; 5:00 solve world hunger, tell no one; 5:30 jazzercize; 6:30 dinner with me- I can’t cancel that again… I’m booked. Of course if I bump the self loathing to 9.I could still lay in bed and slip slowly into madness. But what would I wear? How The Grinch Stole Christmas. My all time favorite!!!

At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell. But as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found, one Christmas, that she could no longer hear it’s sweet sound. Though I have grown old, the bell still rings for me. As it does for all who truly believe. – Polar Express

Looks great! Little full, Lotta sap!! or…… Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, kiss my ass. Kiss his ass. Kiss your ass. Happy Hanukkah., or…..
Russ: Dad.
Clark: Yeah.
Russ: This box is meowing.
[Clark takes the present, shakes it, and a cat wildly meows]
Clark: She wrapped up her damn cat.
I could keep going, but needless to say this is my favorite Christmas movie, I watch a couple times a week during the season and still to this day I crack up through the whole movie!

Not always what people think of with Holiday movies but it is one of my favorites! Love Actually!

“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don’t see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it’s not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it’s always there – fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge – they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaking suspicion… love actually is all around.”

We love that movie. Our friends even made us a homemade leg lamp before you could order them. It came complete in a wooden fragile box. It’s sitting seductively in our front window now. We forgot to put it out last year. I had two neighbors that asked us to put it out again. (It’s now joined by what I call our Charlie Brown Christmas lights- half on, half off, some blinking, some not, icicle lights.) ‘Cause we’re classy like that. 🙂

“What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey. That’s a pretty good idea. I’ll give you the moon, Mary.” -Its a Wonderful Life. Love it. Merry Christmas!

Last year was ny son’s second Christmas….he came down with a horrible cold, ear infection, and fever. We spent three hours at urgent care on Christmas Eve while the rest of the family went to Christmas Eve service….one of my favorite events of the holiday. When we got home he was feeling a bit better so I picked up the video camera and started capturing Nico and my husband in front of the Christmas tree…my two favorite actors. With my little Nico in his daddy’s arms Nico looked up at a glowing manger scene sitting on top of the fireplace mantle. We had been waiting for months to hear his precious voice after hours of speech therapy. He pointed to it and said “Baby Jeez Born”! From our home movie….. My favorite line!!! 🙂 Merry Christmas

“Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about….
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And lo, the Angel of the Lord came upon them, and the Glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid. And the Angel said unto them, ‘Fear no, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to ALL people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of heavenly hosts praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men.’
That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown”

Something about Linus’s small voice speaking such big words- just love it.

I took a shower washing every body part with actual soap; including all my major crevices; including inbetween my toes and in my belly button, which I never did before but sort of enjoyed. I washed my hair with adult formula shampoo and used cream rinse for that just-washed shine. I can’t seem to find my toothbrush, so I’ll pick one up when I go out today. Other than that, I’m in good shape. – Kevin (Home Alone)

From Charlie Brown’s Christmas: ” “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown. “

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don’t see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it’s not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it’s always there – fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge – they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaking suspicion… love actually is all around.

“I’m… I’m here with my dad. And we never met. And he wants me to sing him a song. And, um, I was adopted. But you didn’t know I was born. So I’m here now. I found you, Daddy. And guess what? I love you. I love you. I love you!”

Mark: But for now, let me say – Without hope or agenda – Just because it’s Christmas – And at Christmas you tell the truth – To me, you are perfect – And my wasted heart will love you – Until you look like this.

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don’t see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it’s not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it’s always there – fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge – they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaking suspicion… love actually is all around. Love Actually

In the best slow-mo voice ever… “Hello, this is Peter McAllister… the faaaaather. I’d like a room please. With an extra large bed, a TV and one of those refrigerators you have to open with a key………. Credit card? YOU GOT IT!”

And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow,
Stood puzzling and puzzling: “How could it be so?
It came without ribbons! It came without tags!
“It came without packages, boxes or bags!”
And he puzzled three hours, `till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before!
“Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store.
“Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!”

” Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to. Don’t you see? It’s not just Kris that’s on trial, it’s everything he stands for. It’s kindness and joy and love and all the other intangibles.” Miracle on 34th street

“Love actually” has been my favorite movie since i saw it in the theatres when it first came out, and i re-watch the movie every holiday season with my family. Even though, by now I probably know every line of the movie by heart – the line that always makes me laugh out loud is when Billy Mack delivers this special message: “Hiya kids. Here is an important message from your Uncle Bill. Don’t buy drugs. Become a pop star, and they give you them for free! ” Makes me laugh every time:)

From Love Actually. I adore this quote, and it seems very timely with all that’s going on in the world to remember it now!

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don’t see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it’s not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it’s always there – fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge – they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaking suspicion… love actually is all around.

And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”
― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

“It seems that love is everywhere. Often it’s not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it’s always there – fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge – they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love actually is all around.”
– from the movie, love actually

“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don’t see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it’s not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it’s always there – fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge – they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaking suspicion… love actually is all around.” – Love Actually

that is a long one, but it is so poignant this time of year, and it this world.

“F-R-A-G-I-L-E, it must be Italian” We started watching this movie every year (long before the TBS marathon) And every year we all end up watching it a second time at 2am cuddled on the couch together after no one can sleep. It is not heart warming to some, but watching my step dad walk in the room only to sit down between us and fall back asleep when he realizes everyone is move watching together without him is to me 🙂

And how did Tiny Tim behave?’, asked Mrs. Cratchit …….‘As good as gold.’ said Bob, ‘and better. Somehow he gets thoughtful sitting by himself so much, and thinks the strangest things you ever heard. He told me coming home that he hoped the people saw him in the church because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember on Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk and blind men see.’ A Christmas Carol

The scene with Mark and the signs- He holds them up and says: With any luck, by next year – I’ll be going out with one of these girls – (shows pictures of models) – But for now, let me say – Without hope or agenda – Just because it’s Christmas – And at Christmas you tell the truth – To me, you are perfect – And my wasted heart will love you – Until you look like this – (shows a picture of a mummy) – Merry Christmas.

“What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey! That’s a pretty good idea. I’ll give you the moon, Then you can swallow it, and it’ll all dissolve, see… and the moonbeams would shoot out of your fingers and your toes and the ends of your hair… am I talking too much?” -George Bailey
It’s A Wonderful Life

This is one of the most difficult questions I’ve ever had to answer, because I have so many holiday movies I love and can quote them all. I think, above all else, my favorite movie to quote is from It’s A Wonderful Life: “Ha, ha, ha, ha! My mouth’s bleeding, Bert! My mouth’s bleeding! Zuzu’s petals… Zuzu… There they are! Bert, what do you know about that! Merry Christmas! “

It isn’t really a Christmas movie, or maybe it is, but we watch Love Actually every year. For some reason, from what I consider the oddest story line of the movie, I love this interchange:

Billy Mack: I realized that Christmas is… is the time to be with the people you love.
Joe (the manager): Right.
Billy Mack: And I realized that, as dire chance and… and… and as fate would have it, here I am, mid-50s, and without knowing it I’ve gone and spent most of my adult life with a… with a chubby employee. And… and much as it grieves me to say it, it… it might be that the people I love is, in fact… you.

I think it’s necessary to remember and appreciate the people you spend a lot of time with, even if you don’t consider them to be “loves”. You would be amazed at how saddened you may become when they are no longer in your life.

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don’t see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. – love actually (seems especially fitting this year)